As graduation is quickly approaching, I am hopeful that seniors are confident in their education and are looking forward to all that lies ahead. Graduates of Bethany go in many different directions, some becoming prominent and well-known figures in their fields. As part of our celebration of Bethany’s 175th anniversary year, I would like to point out just a few of these Bethanians who are well known for their successes.
Dave Sims (’75) works as a broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners, and has been with the Mariners for the past eight seasons. While at Bethany, he played as the catcher on the baseball team and majored in mass communications. Sims focuses on play-by-play duties on Mariners television broadcasts, but is also known for calling Major League Baseball and college basketball games for ESPN, as well as NFL play-by-play on Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports, including NFC playoff games. Sims is a two-time Emmy Award winner and co-hosts "Basketball & Beyond with Coach K" for XM Satellite Radio with Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Faith Daniels (’79) has worked as a TV Anchor for “CBS Early Morning News” (1982), “Dateline NBC” (1992) and “NBC News at Sunrise” (1983). At the age of 27, Daniels became one of the youngest national news anchors. While at Bethany, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She started her television reporting career at WTRF-TV, Channel 7, just down the road in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1991, she became the first journalist to host her own national daily talk show, “A Closer Look” (1991), which aired on NBC.
We are proud of the accomplishments of all of our alumni, but Dave Sims and Faith Daniels are two alumni who not only continue to achieve success but who also have given back to Bethany, mentoring our current students in those fields.
We are proud of the accomplishments of all of our alumni, but Dave Sims and Faith Daniels are two alumni who not only continue to achieve success but who also have given back to Bethany, mentoring our current students in those fields.
